Gordon Reid claims the men's doubles crown.
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McCarroll and Reid (pictured) won in more straightforward circumstances, being given a walkover victory after their Dutch opponents, top seeds Tom Egberink and Ronald Vink, were forced to withdraw after the latter injured his hand in the singles tournament.
Geraint Richards, the Tennis Foundation's head of player performance, said: "It's been a great start to the season for many of our players out here in Australia and to end the run of three ITF 2 Series tournaments with a singles and two doubles titles is very satisfying.
"Jamie, Gordon and Marc have all gained their first titles of 2012 today, Louise and Jordanne have done very well to win back-to-back doubles titles.
"Jamie, Jordanne and Gordon have all beaten world top 10 opposition this week.
Helensburgh Tennis Club on winning form
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's under 18 mixed doubles team won the Tennis West of Scotland Junior Clydesdale Cup in October — only the second time the club had won this event — and collected the trophy last night.
HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's newly crowned doubles champions
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's newly crowned doubles champions Robert Dunbar and Bobby Kerr continued their great form on Friday in their men's opening West League veterans first division match against Newlands.
Gordon claims the Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis singles title
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's Gordon Reid on Sunday beat world no.2 Maikel Scheffers for the second time in two months to claim the Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis singles title.
HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's juniors in great form
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's junior boys under 12 team were in great form at the weekend when they hammered Lenzie.
Exhibiting another talent
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ONE of Helensburgh Tennis Club’s best young players is exhibiting talent of a very different kind in next week’s Helensburgh Savoy production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
HELENSBURGH Tennis Club produce new singles champion
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's 2011 finals day on Saturday was quieter than usual because a number of the finalists were unavailable for a variety of reasons — but it did produce a new mens singles champion.
Helensburgh ladies 1st veterans team end season on a winning note
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HELENSBURGH ladies 1st veterans team ended their West of Scotland League season on a winning note when they travelled to Bearsden.
The original fixture in September had fallen victim to torrential rain and high winds, but this time the weather was perfect for tennis and the play was of a high standard.
At first couple, newly crowned club champions Karrie Walters and Ann Morison got off to a very slow start, finding themselves 3-0 down before they realised what was going on.
However, once they got the measure of their opponents very differing styles — one a lover of the lob, dropshot and no pace, and the other a hard-hitting baseliner — the Helensburgh pair were in control and became stronger and stronger as the match went on, collecting all three sets 7-5, 6-2, 6-0.
At second couple, Liz Wylie and Suzanne Marshall were always in the driving seat and with Liz in particularly fine form on the serve and volley front, combined with Suzanne's steady ground strokes, they were never under threat and ran out convincing winners 6-2, 6-3, 6-1, giving Helensburgh an overall 6-0 victory.
Having had three wins, one draw and one loss to league winners Clarkston, the team will certainly retain their position in division one, finishing either second or third.
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's ladies 1st team
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's ladies 1st team enjoyed an excellent summer campaign in the West League but, because of holidays and injuries, narrowly lost both their final matches.
In the penultimate game against David Lloyd Renfrew the team was missing four members, but Karrie Walters and Suzanne Marshall at first pair, having narrowly lost the first two sets, picked up the third when their opposition retired injured.
High standard of play at club championships
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's Red (8 and under) and Orange (9 and under) Club Championships were played on a lovely sunny Sunday morning recently.
An exceptionally high standard of play and great sportsmanship was shown by the young players, with many close matches in round robin stages.
The Red winner was Ian Fulton, with Nicol Gray runner-up, and the Orange winner was Euan Robb, with Patrick Moy runner-up.
Pictured from left are Patrick, Euan, Ian and Nicol.
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's under14s 100% record
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club girls under 14 team have won the Aegon West of Scotland Junior Division 2B this season with an impressive 100% record.
Ladies team excellent win
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's 1st ladies veterans team recorded an excellent win in their penultimate West League match of the season against a very strong Newlands side in very wet and windy conditions.
At first couple Karrie Walters and Ann Morison were up against a pair who both hold British national age group singles titles but, not to be overwhelmed, the Helensburgh duo started off in cracking form, collecting the first set 6-3 with Karrie's great serving helping the cause.
However, as the weather deteriorated, the vastly experienced pair from Glasgow became stronger and Karrie and Ann were unable to maintain their dominance, losing the last two sets by the same margin of 6-3.
Meanwhile, the second pair of Liz Wylie and Suzanne Marshall were playing their best match of the season. The combination of Suzanne's consistency from the baseline and Liz's attacking volleys were enough to give them all three sets, each 6-3, and therefore secure an overall 4-2 win for the Helensburgh side.
The men's 1st vets team lost 6-0 to top club Esporta Hamilton. The team were never expected to win but were pleased with their performances. The indoor courts and lights were difficult to adjust to, but the standard of tennis was excellent. The team have one more match to play and any sets gained at Broomhill next Monday should ensure they stay in the top division.
The ladies 5th vets team beat Westerton 4-2 with the first couple Alison Fotheringham and Jane Chambers just losing 2-1 and the second couple of Andrea Hunt and Sandra White winning 3-0.
It was a similar score line at Thorn Park where once again Alison Fotheringham and Jane Chambers lost 2-1 and the second couple of Andrea Hunt and Carol Young won all three sets. Both couples played well in foul weather.
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's mens 1st team soundly beaten 9-0 at Hamilton last week.
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's mens 1st team face an agonising week to see if they can secure their place in West League division one for another year as they were soundly beaten 9-0 at Hamilton last week.
Gordon retains titles
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HELENSBURGH Tennis Club's Gordon Reid brought his participation in three weeks of back-to-back wheelchair tennis tournaments in the USA and Canada to a successful end yesterday when he retained his mens singles and doubles titles at the PTR Championships in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
